Land Earth System Data Records (ESDR)

NASA has established a Land Measurements Team to address the observation needs of its land-oriented science Focus Areas. One of the responsibilities of this team will be to define the requirements and provide stewardship for a number of science-quality time-series data records, to be called “Earth System Data Records” (ESDR). These ESDRs will be designed to meet the needs of both NASA research and applied science and the broader global change research community. As a first step in the process of developing the ESDRs, a number of individuals were tasked with leading the development of white papers on candidate products in consultation with other members of the data producer community. The white papers provided below follow a common template and focus on moderate resolution products. They are meant as short summaries to initiate discussion.

A message board feedback forum has been provided to facilitate community feedback on the candidate ESDRs. You are invited to comment in general and on specific products. For more information on the purpose of the ESDRs, see the background and approach.

These white papers are being hosted on the LCLUC web page pending development of a Land Measurement Team web site.

Albedo and Anisotropy Fire GPP and NPP LAI and fPAR Land Cover and Change PAR and Incident Solar Radiation Phenology

Sea Ice Snow Cover Surface Hydrology Surface Reflectance Temperature and Emissivity Vegetation Indices